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The International Whaling Commission has voted to tighten the loophole which allows Japan to hunt for whales. The change was proposed at the commission by Australia and New Zealand and opposed by Japan and other pro-whaling nations. The rule-change won't affect this year's whale hunt, but will ...

Japan's recent return to its so-called 'scientific' whale hunt will be a key agenda item at the biennial International Whaling Commission this week. Eighty-eight nations are at the meeting, which began in the town of Portoroz in Slovenia overnight. Australia will attempt to bring new scrutiny ...